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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  UX Design Service Blueprinting |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Operations ABC Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | When a service experience is spread across several touchpoints, it brings frontstage and backstage together. It shows where user contact and internal responsibility must fit. | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 0.5-2 Tage | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 6-12 | 4-10 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Service Blueprint, Fail Points, Ownership Map | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | Service designOperationsJourneyBlueprint | JourneyServiceService design | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio |